Table 2. Age-specific number of deaths,
age-specific death rates, and age-adjusted death rates1 from all
liver cirrhosis by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, United States,
1970–2009.

Race, Hispanic
origin2,
sex,
and year

Number of deaths, by
age group

Deaths per 100,000
population, by age group

Age-
adjusted
deaths per
100,000
population

All3

0–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65–74

75–84

85+

All

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65–74

75–84

85+

All races, both sexes

2009

31,522

42

489

2,563

8,535

9,414

5,620

3,686

1,170

10.3

1.2

6.2

19.0

26.6

26.5

28.3

21.8

9.4

2008

30,858

54

456

2,659

8,406

8,727

5,608

3,774

1,173

10.1

1.1

6.3

18.9

25.5

27.3

28.9

22.6

9.4

2007

29,925

60

415

2,649

8,359

8,218

5,319

3,789

1,113

9.9

1.0

6.2

19.0

24.8

27.0

29.0

22.1

9.3

2006

28,193

52

348

2,647

7,883

7,362

5,017

3,836

1,044

9.5

0.9

6.1

18.2

23.1

26.1

29.3

21.5

9.0

2005

28,175

53

343

2,779

7,658

7,270

5,177

3,874

1,017

9.5

0.9

6.4

18.0

23.7

27.4

29.6

21.7

9.2

2004

27,554

65

340

2,906

7,630

6,668

5,192

3,783

969

9.4

0.9

6.6

18.3

22.8

27.8

29.1

21.3

9.2

2003

28,085

32

395

3,139

7,624

6,543

5,485

3,898

965

9.7

1.0

7.1

18.7

23.4

29.6

30.2

21.6

9.5

2002

27,794

65

417

3,272

7,361

6,177

5,453

4,043

1,002

9.7

1.1

7.3

18.4

23.1

29.7

31.7

22.9

9.6

2001

27,485

49

414

3,434

7,387

5,834

5,533

3,835

992

9.6

1.1

7.6

18.8

23.2

30.1

30.5

23.0

9.7

2000

27,005

56

442

3,485

6,780

5,836

5,544

3,866

993

9.6

1.1

7.7

17.8

23.9

30.2

31.1

23.3

9.7

1999

26,779

54

441

3,431

6,495

5,728

5,700

3,950

977

9.6

1.1

7.6

17.8

24.1

30.9

32.3

23.5

9.8

1998

25,303

44

507

3,380

5,767

5,301

5,669

3,734

896

9.2

1.2

7.6

16.4

23.0

30.5

31.1

22.2

9.4

1997

25,289

54

517

3,516

5,649

5,264

5,828

3,563

894

9.3

1.3

7.9

16.5

23.8

31.2

30.2

22.9

9.6

1996

25,163

50

572

3,656

5,441

5,332

5,753

3,532

817

9.3

1.4

8.4

16.6

24.7

30.6

30.6

21.5

9.7

1995

25,345

72

608

3,713

5,258

5,385

5,941

3,518

841

9.5

1.4

8.7

16.7

25.3

31.5

31.3

22.8

9.9

1994

25,520

59

737

3,711

5,061

5,557

6,184

3,387

817

9.7

1.7

8.9

16.8

26.3

32.9

30.8

22.9

10.2

1993

25,341

81

726

3,772

4,723

5,637

6,124

3,519

746

9.7

1.7

9.2

16.4

26.8

32.8

32.7

21.7

10.3

1992

25,407

70

769

3,619

4,592

5,807

6,300

3,445

799

9.9

1.8

9.1

16.7

27.7

34.1

32.6

24.1

10.5

1991

25,562

66

864

3,596

4,470

6,076

6,258

3,475

739

10.1

2.0

9.1

17.3

28.9

34.2

33.6

23.2

10.8

1990

25,920

76

894

3,623

4,517

6,332

6,311

3,439

713

10.4

2.1

9.6

17.9

30.0

34.9

34.1

23.3

11.1

1989

26,823

91

985

3,618

4,744

6,787

6,520

3,361

708

10.9

2.3

9.9

19.3

32.0

36.5

34.1

23.9

11.7

1988

26,572

87

1,061

3,581

4,801

7,020

6,303

3,116

595

10.9

2.5

10.2

20.0

32.6

35.8

32.4

20.6

11.7

1987

26,351

105

1,147

3,431

4,640

7,112

6,244

3,058

606

10.9

2.7

10.0

20.1

32.7

35.8

32.6

21.5

11.8

1986

26,310

109

1,186

3,207

4,646

7,203

6,494

2,877

580

11.0

2.8

9.7

20.5

32.7

37.9

31.5

21.2

11.9

1985

26,927

100

1,250

3,126

4,995

7,586

6,410

2,907

542

11.3

3.0

9.9

22.2

34.3

38.0

32.7

20.3

12.3

1984

27,468

126

1,168

3,084

5,244

7,856

6,609

2,880

494

11.6

2.9

10.1

23.4

35.5

39.7

33.3

19.0

12.7

1983

27,414

121

1,210

2,967

5,461

8,097

6,377

2,693

479

11.7

3.0

10.1

24.4

36.6

38.8

31.9

19.0

12.9

1982

27,838

147

1,204

3,021

5,726

8,194

6,501

2,591

447

12.0

3.1

10.8

25.5

37.2

40.3

31.6

18.3

13.3

1981

29,451

160

1,196

3,247

6,413

8,661

6,772

2,492

501

12.8

3.1

12.3

28.4

39.5

42.6

31.2

21.3

14.3

1980

30,730

180

1,293

3,498

7,077

9,081

6,738

2,389

459

13.5

3.5

13.6

31.1

41.7

43.1

30.7

20.2

15.1

1979

29,851

155

1,229

3,502

7,142

8,810

6,437

2,166

400

13.3

3.4

13.9

31.1

41.1

42.0

28.6

18.4

14.9

1978

30,066

178

1,180

3,506

7,453

8,996

6,209

2,132

397

13.5

3.4

14.4

32.2

42.7

41.4

28.8

19.2

15.3

1977

30,848

195

1,259

3,594

7,905

9,261

6,208

2,062

352

14.0

3.7

15.3

33.8

44.7

42.3

28.5

17.8

15.9

1976

31,453

183

1,172

3,886

8,263

9,558

6,040

1,985

353

14.5

3.6

16.9

35.0

47.0

42.2

28.1

18.9

16.5

1975

31,623

215

1,169

3,808

8,547

9,688

5,942

1,930

318

14.7

3.7

16.7

36.0

48.4

42.6

27.7

17.4

16.7

1974

33,319

227

1,257

4,237

9,205

9,926

6,208

1,929

322

15.6

4.2

18.6

38.7

50.2

45.6

28.3

18.5

17.9

1973

33,350

222

1,201

4,412

9,305

10,114

5,898

1,865

325

15.8

4.2

19.4

39.1

51.8

44.3

28.0

19.8

18.1

19724

32,576

202

1,174

4,614

9,206

9,606

5,556

1,896

316

15.6

4.3

20.3

38.9

49.8

42.6

29.2

20.2

18.0

1971

31,808

266

1,088

4,412

9,040

9,414

5,352

1,901

324

15.4

4.2

19.3

38.5

49.5

41.9

30.1

21.8

17.8

1970

31,999

259

1,100

4,522

8,898

9,168

5,246

1,893

306

15.4

4.4

19.6

38.2

49.0

42.0

30.8

21.7

17.8

All races, male

2009

20,198

28

325

1,686

5,835

6,597

3,404

1,846

475

13.4

1.6

8.2

26.4

38.6

34.5

34.0

27.4

12.7

2008

20,056

32

310

1,746

5,877

6,203

3,450

1,925

512

13.4

1.5

8.3

26.9

37.7

36.3

35.5

30.8

13.0

2007

19,469

32

279

1,769

5,855

5,819

3,270

1,979

463

13.1

1.4

8.3

27.1

36.4

35.9

36.7

29.1

12.9

2006

18,165

29

231

1,711

5,618

5,164

3,040

1,922

447

12.4

1.2

8.0

26.4

33.5

34.3

35.8

29.4

12.3

2005

18,237

30

213

1,829

5,499

5,166

3,089

1,959

448

12.6

1.1

8.5

26.3

35.0

35.6

36.8

31.0

12.6

2004

17,826

34

245

1,978

5,464

4,629

3,152

1,931

393

12.4

1.2

9.1

26.7

32.8

36.8

36.8

28.5

12.7

2003

18,198

19

272

2,093

5,605

4,588

3,298

1,913

406

12.8

1.4

9.5

28.0

34.0

39.0

36.9

30.3

13.2

2002

17,710

38

264

2,141

5,375

4,273

3,238

1,974

403

12.5

1.3

9.6

27.4

33.3

38.7

38.7

31.2

13.1

2001

17,627

28

275

2,256

5,362

4,074

3,356

1,851

418

12.6

1.4

10.1

27.7

33.8

40.2

37.0

33.1

13.4

2000

17,451

32

295

2,394

5,044

4,037

3,339

1,885

422

12.6

1.5

10.7

27.0

34.4

40.2

38.4

34.1

13.5

1999

17,411

28

282

2,398

4,902

3,995

3,486

1,918

399

12.7

1.4

10.7

27.3

35.0

42.0

39.8

33.4

13.8

1998

16,412

28

332

2,347

4,315

3,751

3,404

1,840

390

12.1

1.6

10.6

25.0

34.0

40.8

39.1

34.0

13.3

1997

16,336

30

338

2,471

4,216

3,663

3,460

1,807

347

12.2

1.6

11.3

25.2

34.7

41.4

39.2

31.5

13.5

1996

16,381

29

361

2,648

4,026

3,704

3,461

1,810

335

12.4

1.7

12.3

25.1

35.9

41.2

40.5

31.6

13.8

1995

16,598

48

418

2,710

3,893

3,693

3,693

1,778

356

12.7

2.0

12.8

25.3

36.4

44.0

41.2

34.8

14.3

1994

16,581

30

490

2,695

3,671

3,858

3,760

1,744

326

12.9

2.3

13.0

24.9

38.3

45.1

41.6

33.1

14.5

1993

16,359

47

480

2,747

3,466

3,813

3,710

1,760

326

12.9

2.2

13.5

24.5

38.2

44.9

43.0

34.2

14.6

1992

16,572

39

504

2,711

3,338

4,000

3,832

1,804

338

13.2

2.3

13.7

24.8

40.2

47.0

45.2

36.9

15.1

1991

16,342

38

546

2,598

3,186

4,147

3,715

1,793

305

13.2

2.5

13.3

25.3

41.7

46.2

46.1

34.5

15.2

1990

16,695

35

560

2,652

3,265

4,281

3,813

1,771

306

13.7

2.6

14.2

26.5

43.0

48.0

46.9

36.0

15.8

1989

17,397

50

675

2,726

3,398

4,539

3,954

1,744

303

14.5

3.1

15.2

28.3

45.4

50.5

47.4

36.5

16.7

1988

17,297

49

713

2,610

3,431

4,725

3,894

1,587

281

14.5

3.3

15.0

29.4

46.7

50.5

44.4

34.7

16.8

1987

17,147

62

765

2,475

3,304

4,836

3,821

1,598

279

14.5

3.6

14.7

29.4

47.3

50.2

45.9

34.9

16.9

1986

16,886

61

797

2,296

3,213

4,745

3,994

1,509

264

14.4

3.8

14.1

29.1

46.0

53.4

44.6

33.9

16.8

1985

17,345

62

832

2,217

3,431

5,113

3,943

1,513

225

15.0

4.0

14.2

31.4

49.2

53.7

46.0

29.5

17.5

1984

17,662

76

797

2,184

3,571

5,194

4,084

1,523

227

15.4

3.9

14.6

32.8

50.0

56.5

47.5

30.4

18.1

1983

17,628

55

820

2,069

3,686

5,309

4,028

1,448

206

15.5

4.1

14.4

34.0

51.3

56.5

46.4

28.1

18.2

1982

18,004

80

821

2,102

3,936

5,393

4,095

1,360

211

16.0

4.2

15.3

36.2

52.3

58.5

44.8

29.4

18.9

1981

18,978

84

820

2,222

4,264

5,694

4,265

1,380

244

17.0

4.2

17.2

39.0

55.5

61.9

46.6

34.8

20.3

1980

19,866

101

868

2,339

4,725

6,012

4,276

1,307

225

18.0

4.7

18.5

43.0

59.1

63.0

45.3

32.7

21.4

1979

19,455

90

851

2,371

4,740

5,832

4,164

1,205

193

17.8

4.8

19.2

42.8

58.2

62.7

42.7

28.9

21.2

1978

19,693

100

795

2,340

4,851

6,018

4,134

1,240

204

18.2

4.6

19.6

43.4

61.0

63.7

45.0

31.7

21.8

1977

20,167

108

853

2,367

5,240

6,236

3,969

1,212

175

18.9

5.1

20.6

46.5

64.3

62.5

44.9

28.2

22.6

1976

20,668

106

790

2,566

5,474

6,426

3,976

1,141

180

19.5

4.9

22.8

48.1

67.3

64.2

43.0

30.2

23.4

1975

20,830

109

793

2,527

5,630

6,436

4,000

1,164

168

19.9

5.1

22.7

49.2

68.5

66.1

44.6

28.8

23.9

1974

21,806

128

804

2,711

6,027

6,581

4,214

1,170

164

21.0

5.4

24.4

52.6

70.8

71.1

45.4

29.1

25.3

1973

21,782

118

785

2,827

5,986

6,791

3,973

1,115

181

21.2

5.5

25.5

52.3

73.8

68.5

43.9

33.5

25.5

19724

21,422

94

716

2,980

6,050

6,532

3,736

1,126

186

21.0

5.3

26.8

53.1

71.8

65.7

44.9

35.5

25.5

1971

20,680

124

685

2,763

5,823

6,380

3,578

1,140

176

20.5

5.4

24.8

51.4

71.1

64.2

46.0

34.7

24.8

1970

20,382

116

688

2,790

5,691

6,217

3,583

1,126

166

20.5

5.6

24.9

50.6

70.3

65.6

46.0

33.9

24.8

All races, female

2009

11,324

14

164

877

2,700

2,817

2,216

1,840

695

7.3

0.8

4.2

11.8

15.4

19.5

24.2

19.1

6.4

2008

10,802

22

146

913

2,529

2,524

2,158

1,849

661

7.0

0.7

4.3

11.2

14.3

19.6

24.1

18.7

6.2

2007

10,456

28

136

880

2,504

2,399

2,049

1,810

650

6.8

0.7

4.1

11.2

14.0

19.3

23.5

18.9

6.1

2006

10,028

23

117

936

2,265

2,198

1,977

1,914

597

6.6

0.6

4.3

10.3

13.3

19.1

24.8

17.8

6.0

2005

9,938

23

130

950

2,159

2,104

2,088

1,915

569

6.6

0.7

4.3

10.0

13.3

20.5

24.7

17.5

6.1

2004

9,728

31

95

928

2,166

2,039

2,040

1,852

576

6.5

0.5

4.2

10.2

13.4

20.2

23.9

18.2

6.0

2003

9,887

13

123

1,046

2,019

1,955

2,187

1,985

559

6.7

0.6

4.7

9.7

13.5

21.8

25.7

17.9

6.2

2002

10,084

27

153

1,131

1,986

1,904

2,215

2,069

599

6.9

0.8

5.0

9.8

13.7

22.1

27.0

19.5

6.4

2001

9,858

21

139

1,178

2,025

1,760

2,177

1,984

574

6.8

0.7

5.2

10.1

13.5

21.7

26.1

18.8

6.4

2000

9,554

24

147

1,091

1,736

1,799

2,205

1,981

571

6.7

0.8

4.8

9.0

14.2

21.9

26.4

18.9

6.3

1999

9,368

26

159

1,033

1,593

1,733

2,214

2,032

578

6.6

0.8

4.6

8.5

14.0

21.9

27.4

19.5

6.2

1998

8,891

16

175

1,033

1,452

1,550

2,265

1,894

506

6.3

0.9

4.6

8.1

12.9

22.1

25.9

17.5

6.0

1997

8,953

24

179

1,045

1,433

1,601

2,368

1,756

547

6.4

0.9

4.7

8.2

13.9

22.9

24.4

19.5

6.1

1996

8,782

21

211

1,008

1,415

1,628

2,292

1,722

482

6.4

1.0

4.6

8.5

14.4

22.0

24.4

17.6

6.1

1995

8,747

24

190

1,003

1,365

1,692

2,248

1,740

485

6.4

0.9

4.7

8.5

15.2

21.5

25.2

18.3

6.2

1994

8,939

29

247

1,016

1,390

1,699

2,424

1,643

491

6.6

1.2

4.8

9.0

15.3

23.2

24.2

19.1

6.4

1993

8,982

34

246

1,025

1,257

1,824

2,414

1,759

420

6.8

1.2

5.0

8.5

16.5

23.1

26.4

16.8

6.6

1992

8,835

31

265

908

1,254

1,807

2,468

1,641

461

6.7

1.2

4.5

8.9

16.4

23.9

25.0

19.2

6.5

1991

9,220

28

318

998

1,284

1,929

2,543

1,682

434

7.1

1.5

5.0

9.7

17.4

24.8

26.1

18.8

7.0

1990

9,225

41

334

971

1,252

2,051

2,498

1,668

407

7.2

1.5

5.1

9.7

18.4

24.6

26.4

18.4

7.1

1989

9,426

41

310

892

1,346

2,248

2,566

1,617

405

7.4

1.4

4.8

10.7

20.0

25.6

26.2

19.0

7.4

1988

9,275

38

348

971

1,370

2,295

2,409

1,529

314

7.4

1.6

5.4

11.2

20.1

24.3

25.3

15.1

7.4

1987

9,204

43

382

956

1,336

2,276

2,423

1,460

327

7.4

1.8

5.5

11.3

19.7

24.7

24.8

16.1

7.4

1986

9,424

48

389

911

1,433

2,458

2,500

1,368

316

7.6

1.8

5.4

12.3

21.1

25.9

23.8

16.1

7.7

1985

9,582

38

418

909

1,564

2,473

2,467

1,394

317

7.8

2.0

5.6

13.5

21.0

25.9

24.9

16.6

8.0

1984

9,806

50

371

900

1,673

2,662

2,525

1,357

267

8.1

1.8

5.8

14.5

22.6

26.9

24.9

14.4

8.3

1983

9,786

66

390

898

1,775

2,788

2,349

1,245

273

8.1

1.9

6.0

15.4

23.7

25.3

23.5

15.3

8.4

1982

9,834

67

383

919

1,790

2,801

2,406

1,231

236

8.3

1.9

6.4

15.5

23.9

26.3

23.8

13.7

8.6

1981

10,473

76

376

1,025

2,149

2,967

2,507

1,112

257

8.9

1.9

7.6

18.4

25.4

27.9

22.1

15.6

9.3

1980

10,864

79

425

1,159

2,352

3,069

2,462

1,082

234

9.3

2.3

8.8

20.0

26.5

27.8

22.1

14.8

9.9

1979

10,396

65

378

1,131

2,402

2,978

2,273

961

207

9.0

2.1

8.8

20.2

26.1

26.2

20.2

13.8

9.6

1978

10,373

78

385

1,166

2,602

2,978

2,075

892

193

9.1

2.2

9.4

21.7

26.6

24.4

19.2

13.5

9.8

1977

10,681

87

406

1,227

2,665

3,025

2,239

850

177

9.5

2.4

10.2

22.0

27.5

26.9

18.8

13.1

10.2

1976

10,785

77

382

1,320

2,789

3,132

2,064

844

173

9.7

2.3

11.2

22.8

29.0

25.4

19.2

13.6

10.5

1975

10,793

106

376

1,281

2,917

3,252

1,942

766

150

9.8

2.4

11.0

23.7

30.6

24.6

17.6

12.0

10.7

1974

11,513

99

453

1,526

3,178

3,345

1,994

759

158

10.5

3.0

13.1

25.8

32.0

25.9

17.9

13.5

11.6

1973

11,568

104

416

1,585

3,319

3,323

1,925

750

144

10.7

2.9

13.6

26.9

32.2

25.7

18.2

13.1

11.8

19724

11,154

108

458

1,634

3,156

3,074

1,820

770

130

10.4

3.3

14.0

25.7

30.1

24.8

19.4

12.5

11.6

1971

11,128

142

403

1,649

3,217

3,034

1,774

761

148

10.5

3.1

14.1

26.4

30.2

24.7

19.8

15.1

11.8

1970

11,017

143

412

1,732

3,207

2,951

1,663

767

140

10.5

3.2

14.6

26.6

29.9

23.7

20.7

15.2

11.8

— No deaths in this table cell.1 Rates per 100,000 population computed by the direct
standardization method, using the Year 2000 total population of the United
States as the standard age distribution.2 Excludes deaths for which Hispanic origin was unknown and all 1991
through 1996 deaths from Oklahoma and New Hampshire where Hispanic origin was
unknown in more than 90 percent of all cirrhosis deaths.3 Includes deaths for which age of decedent was unknown;
age-specific numbers of deaths may not sum to total.4 Deaths based on a 50-percent sample.5 Rates are not reliable due to the small number of cirrhosis deaths
among Hispanic Blacks.